Jersey People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

101,476 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Channel Islander(s)

adjective: Channel Islander

Ethnic groups

Jersey 46.4%, British 32.7%, Portuguese/Madeiran 8.2%, Polish 3.3%, Irish, French, and other White 7.1%, other 2.4% (2011 est.)

Languages

English (official) 94.5%, Portuguese 4.6%, other .9% (includes French (official) and Jerriais)

(2001 est.)

note: data represent main spoken language; the traditional language of Jersey is Jerriais or Jersey French (a Norman language), which was spoken by fewer than 3,000 people as of 2001;  two thirds of Jerriais speakers are aged 60 and over

Religions

Protestant (Anglican, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian), Roman Catholic

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.63% (male 8,689/female 8,124)

15-24 years: 12.98% (male 6,764/female 6,354)

25-54 years: 40.12% (male 20,499/female 20,054)

55-64 years: 13.22% (male 6,515/female 6,844)

65 years and over: 17.05% (male 7,324/female 9,906) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 49

youth dependency ratio: 22.3

elderly dependency ratio: 26.7

potential support ratio: 3.7 (2020 est.)

note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey

Median age

total: 37.5 years

male: 36 years

female: 39.5 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.67% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

12.46 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

7.76 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

2.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

fairly even distribution; no notable trends

Urbanization

urban population: 31% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Guernsey and Jersey

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

34,000 SAINT HELIER (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female

total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.94 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.43 years

male: 79.92 years

female: 85.09 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.66 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 94.2% of population

unimproved: total: 5.9% of population (2017 est.)

note: includes data for Guernsey

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 98.5% of population

unimproved: total: 1.5% of population (2017)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

Education expenditures

N/A

NOTE: The information regarding Jersey on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jersey 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jersey 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.